Riot vans in Rotherham on the day of the disorder

West Yorkshire men David Ashley Woodward, 47, of Church View, Sowerby Bridge, Andrew Fox, 47, of Mount Avenue, Halifax, Dennis Farrell, 30, of Hunterhill Road, Halifax, and Reece Mclaren, 20, of Darbyfields, Golcar, Huddersfield, also pleaded not guilty to the charges at Sheffield Crown Court yesterday.

They all denied playing a part in serious disorder involving clashes between rival groups in Rotherham town centre following a Britain First-led demonstration and counter-protest by Unite Against Fascism on September 5.

The seven defendants will next appear at court in March before a possible trial starting in November 2016, scheduled to run for around three weeks.

All seven men were granted bail.

Mahroof Sultan, 36, of Grosvenor Road, Eastwood, Rotherham, pleaded guilty to a charge of violent disorder when he appeared at Sheffield Crown Court on Monday alongside 11 other defendants.